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Dy: 'AIPACODD Plus' to strengthen ASEAN response to drug-linked crimes

Manila, June 24 -- House Speaker and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) President Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Wednesday proposed expanding the mandate of the AIP... Read More


PBBM to highlight higher LGU allocations in SONA

Manila, June 24 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will highlight the increase in local government units' (LGUs) share from national tax collections in his fifth and penultimate State of the Nation ... Read More


Typhoon Francisco further weakens

Manila, June 24 -- Typhoon Francisco (international name Mekkhala) continues to weaken, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 km. per hour near the center and gusts of up to 190 kph, the Philppine At... Read More


Antique receives P118-M BBM fund for 590 villages

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, June 23 -- The chiefs of 590 villages in Antique must submit their detailed priority projects to be eligible for the Bawat Barangay Makikinabang (BBM) program allocation. Lig... Read More


NegOr host communities to get higher geothermal remittances in 2026

DUMAGUETE CITY, June 23 -- Host communities of the Southern Negros Geothermal Project (SNGP) in Valencia, Negros Oriental are set to receive significantly higher remittances in 2026 following the impl... Read More


NTF-ELCAC to UN's Khan: Get rebel returnees' side too

Manila, June 23 -- While it acknowledges the final report of United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Arme... Read More


PNP eyes active shooter drills, tighter school security protocols

Manila, June 23 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is pushing for active shooter simulation exercises in schools and a review of existing campus security protocols following the deadly shooting i... Read More


Marcos open to curbs on violent online games after Tacloban shooting

Manila, June 23 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is open to proposals restricting or banning violent online games amid concerns over their possible influence on minors, Malacanang said Tuesday fol... Read More


PNP backs criminal liability age of 12; Palace says 'reasonable'

Manila, June 23 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is supporting proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12 years old, amid renewed debate following the deadly sh... Read More


Transport workers receive P55.3-M aid

Manila, June 23 -- Some 15,000 transport workers nationwide received over PHP55 million in cash assistance under the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged W... Read More